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well looky what we have here!!! A new post!!! I know, I know- I astound myself sometimes!!! LOL
welll......soooo much has happened since my last post and i really dont know where to start!!!
ok, wellll........to cut a long story short- my surgery failed and they have to do another one, a much more major one called a fusion which involves a lot of metal screws and plates, cages and rods etc. FUN!!! apparently ppl who have previously had this op describe the pain similar to 'being hit by a train". So , as any normal person would be, i am looking forward to it!!! lol. 26 days to go..........NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO................ Aah well, at least its getting done privately this time- no more nightmare westmead and mashed potato for every meal!!! However, I have given strict instructions to Sharona to bring me a large bottle of tomato sauce, JUST IN CASE!!!
ooh, and another thing- I wont be graduating in 2006 as planned. I will now grad in 2007 (d'oh!). Because my back isnt better like it was supposed to be, the Dean of Nursing wouldn't let me do my clinical block, therefore i cant do semester 3 subjects that have clin Prac II as a prerequisite. I was kindly told that I should quit, or at least take a year off. I am determined though, so I am doing 3 subjects with my class, and 1 4th semester subject via distance education (avondale). it feels wierd not having all the classes with my class, but oh well. I'm sure the next class will be great too and i already know ppl in it (jodie & amanda) so its all good.
my whole body is basically packing up- i had an MRI of my thoracic spine done the other day which revealed some things no-one was expecting, like the fact that I have 'scheurmanns disease' and an enlarged spleen. Blood tests showed taht I had an extremely high RH factor level, and basically my GP had no idea what this combination means. So I'm being shoofed off to see yet another specialist...gotta love the medical profession!!!
hmm....Sharona and I are leaders of a stormCo which is co-sponsored by avondale and the WAhroonga (very rich) church. Very exciting stuff b/c theres never been one run from here before. and SHarona has never even been on a stormCo, and I've never run one- soooo it should be very interesting!!! A few of us went out to Tottenham (the town we're going to). 16 hrs of driving and we spent 3 hours in the town! Not that there was an awful lot to see I guess- its sooo cute!! I really need to learn how to not stress though- its insane. I have a lot of trouble sleeping cause I worry about basically everything, so its something God & I need to work on.
My room has been rearranged- i did it in the hols cause some were saying that it was a little cluttered, so i have changed a few things, and have finally put my sickbag collection on display!!! Thanks to all those of you who contributed to this!!
oooh, and a big CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Sonya and CLinton!!!! wow you guys, its awesome news!!! I just found out tonight, when clinton moved (temporarily) into the res. Medelyne also moved in tonight which is really cool. She got a really nice room too (on level 3 clover...imagine that!!) she has a tv, sink and everything!!
Went for a run tonight with some of the girls. As part of our 'new semester, new us' plan we go running everynight to Lucinda Avenue. Its really great, and i know, i know taht i'm not supposed to be doing that sort of exercise, but I can't help it. It feels so good at the time...until afterwards when my back makes me pay for it, but tahts beside the point!!! tonight we got back to the SAH entrance and then decided to do it again, so I was pretty tired by the end of it. Also part of our new plan is eating well. We all put on weight over Christmas, so want to shed a few kgs and so we eat heaps healthy. I mainly live on salad and grapes...yum!!! and another part of our plan is to cook a big dinner once a week and eat on the roof together, cause you get a bit tired of eating by yourself in your room all the time. And the final fold to our plan is massage!!! cause we learn it in class, we may as well practice on each other after a long day at class. Who said nursing was boring???!!! (oh, and did i mention that STUDY was also a part of this plan??? Top of the list of course!!!)
AND YES, we are back into classes. I'm absolutely loving it!!! My holidays were good, but there were many times when I was bored out of my brain, so this makes a nice change. and its sooo good seeing everyone again!!! I havent been too slack with study either, i spent my whole day off in the library and i spent a good part of today working on a tutorial. My next door neighbour karina is so funny. She always makes me feel guilty about not doing enough study. Last night (saturday night) she informed me that she would be working on tutorials all night because she, unlike some ppl wants high marks!!! My guilt trip however, was broken soon after by the sounds of her watching a movie in her room!!! i guess the enthusiasm must have worn off! But just on that topic, i guess I could work more. I have 8 assignments due in the next 4 weeks because I need to get everything done before my op on march 11. hmmmm, that is quite a lot now that I think of it!!! perhaps I should be hunched over in front of my laptop screen instead of wasting time writing posts!!!! naaah, but then i would be crucified by those who insist on having a new post at least every 3 months!!! I mean, really!!!!??? :P
in my last 26 days of freedom I am so busy!!! This week i have a ton of stormco stuff to do b/c we need to finalise a team like yesterday! this weekend I'm...erm, cough cough, I mean my friends are going to QLD so they should have fun! Then i have assignemnts, assignemnts assignments, then we have a nursing retreat taht weekend, then tons more asignemtns and that final weekend I plan to come to Avonjail for one last *sob sob* visit. Then more assignments and Thursday I leave for hospital and have the surgery on the friday...crazy!!!! Clover and I are depserately trying to fit millions of activites into these next few weeks because it will be a long time(if ever!??) i can do them again. Wednesday we want to go to Luna park- not sure if it will happen, but it would be cool. We also want to go out to dinner at a nice place so we can get all dressed up and stuff. exciting!!!
oooh, some exciting news....i have been informed that my claim for compensation from the car accident has been accepted! The case should be settled by the end of the year which is awesome. It should be a fairly hefty sum I should think b/c i have to pay for both operations as well as solicitor etc etc etc. Not really worth it though when you think about it. Even if they gave me a million $ it could never make up for what ive lost & gone through. ahh well, it could come in handy I guess!! my plan is to splurge on one thing- a car, then invest the rest in real estate before they can tax me for it!!!
oh no!!! its 1.00am!!! arrgghhh!!! that means its valentines day!!! dont you just hate being single on v'tines day??? I think its cruel- its merely a day where all the couples make fun of the singles!!! ok, thats wrong, its more like something to do with a pagan festival but hey, it makes me feel better!!!
hmmmm, im getting a little sleepy which is unusual for so early in the morning, but its good so i should probably very slooowly, quietly go back to my room before i have the chance to become wide awake again...........mmmm.....bed................
nite nite :)
(oh yes, and I shall accept all apologies in writing for the abusive comments i received at not posting a blog for so long!!! HA! look whos laughing now!!??) :P
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